Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-23
State News.
PENOBsCOT.

| PENoBsCor.
| In the early hours of Friday morning the
police arrested Geo. Kelley, the boy who
broke into the saloon of Felix Quinn at Ban
gor with young Golden He was found in
some straw, in a barn where he had been hid
ing. Kelley is l6 years old. He was up in
the Municipal Court Friday forenoon charged
with this crime and bound over in the sum
of 5000 for his appearance at the August
term of court. He was unable to obtain
bail The police have been on the lookout
for Kelley for some time and are entitled to
much credit for catching him.
| The Dexter Gazette contains the following
Road Master Wagg of the Maine Central. has
decided to regrade the depot grounds in Dex-
ter, relay some of the side tracks, and to
build a new platform near McCrillis' store
At the corn factory they have about loo, 900
cans already completed. The seasons make
will be nearly 300, 000-thus this work of can
making is about done The measles have
been doing brisk business in town. There
| are quite number of cases. One school
teacher, Miss Louise Proctor, is quite sick
with them, and was obliged to close her
| school. the Upper Primary Mr.. VIM Ranks,
former employe in the Dustin machine
shop, has recently been granted patent
on a water motor, which he has sold fer s.,
000.-The caterpillars have come in force
this spring, and the careful orchardist goes
a-hunting for them.
Another carload of Atlas powder from Will
mipgton is on the way for the operations on
the western extension of the Megantic rail-
road. On its arrival at Bangor it will be
taken to Lincoln Centre by rail. All of the
Atlas and black powder being used by the
railroad people, is furnished by Rice & Miller
of Bangor who are agents for the companies
building the road.
The Wing says Representatives of New
York firms were at Grand Lake Stream on
Sunday, May 10, and adjusted in part, the
losses of the recent fire at the Shaw tannery.
All the insurance was placed with New York
and West Companies, the policies aggregat-
ing, it is said. 100000, while the loss 10
placed at $50 900 on real estate and 100000
on hides and leather. The matter of ADJUST
ing the losses is, as yet, far from settled. 1t
has been stated that the company will rebuild
on a smaller ecale after the losses have been
adjusted, but the precise amounts and psrtic
ulars cannot be ascerts ined for some time.
SAGADAHoC.
Chief Justice Peters has forwarded to
Mayor Wakefield of Bath, his opinion on the
questions submitted to him by the City Coun-
Gil in regard to the local and standard time
controversy.
The Gazette says The new railroad won't
get from Skowhegan to Moose river without
fight for it, The Somerset r. r. has en-
gagged able lawyers and will contest the right
of location as parallel to their line.
Melvin J. Chandler of Ripley was killed
by cavern at Pinkhams brick yard in Do
yer, Wednesday. He was % years old and
leaves aged parents.
Some two weeks ago the buildings of Geo.
w. Henderson in St. Adams were burned to
the ground in the night time and the inmates
of the house barely had time to escape with
their lives. 1t soon came out that a fellow
named White had made threats which plainly
ponted him out as the author of the crime.
Wednesday White was arrested and his trial
came off at St. Adams, Saturday. Hender-
son testified that White had had some trouble
with his wife and she had left him and gone
to live at Henderson's. White tried to get
Henderson to turn her out of doors but he
refused to do so. This incensed White and
it Is said that he swore that he would turn
her ut if Henderson did not. The Fairfield
Journal says that White is held for trial.
WALDO.
An exchange says, Judge Boardman of the
police court of Belfast, on Saturday, re-
fused Mr.. Mitchell a search and seizure
warrant on the ground that there was not
probable cause. The request was made in
writing. Monday messenger was des-
patched to obtain a writ of mandamus from
Judge Emery, to compel Judge Boardmsn to
answer before the adjourned session of the
S. j. Court in Belfast. This is the same
section under which the Judge refused Mr.
Bracket warrant on the ground that the
statute was unconstitutional and when it
came before the court said it was because the
request was not made in writing. When
Judge Emery dismissed the case he remarked
that he felt confident if a person should
apply to Judge Boardman with written re-
quest for warrant, one would be obtained.
AT a house on Union street in this city,
says the Belfast Age, it was expected that q
wedding was to take place Sunday evening,
May To- The bride expectant was arrayed in
her wedding garments, her selatves and other
invited guests were there to witness the i'm
pressive ceremony and the clergyman was
present to perform it. The wedding cake
was also prepared, and in fact all the arrange
ments were made for a frst-class wedding.
But when the time came for the marriage to
take place one person whose presence was all
important was rot there After waiting for
some time the party dispersed, and the wed.
ding was indefinitely postponed. 1t has since
been learned that the expected bridegroom
skipped OUT day or two before his ap-
pointed wedding day, and has not since been
heard from. He was of the mature age of
eighteen years.
WASHINGTON.
Mrs. Ezra Stevens of Machiasport, fell,
Wednesday. sustaining q compound fracture
of the leg. Her advanced age makes re-
covery doubtful.
YORK.
The Shakers of Alfred village announce
through the Argus that their meetings will
not be open to the public, this season.
Wednesday, the bargain for the purchase
of the "Phillips SPRING" near the "Post
road" Old Orchard, was completed, and
Thursday, engineers were at work upon the
main reservoir and the laying of the main
pipe will be commenced. 1t is understood
that the town will be asked to guarantee the
payment of 81 900 annually for ten years, for
which water will be supplied for twenty by
drants, for street sprinkling and for use in
the public schools.
A horse belonging to George W. Frost, of
Saco, fell suddenly and apparently from no
cause whatever Friday forenoon, while hitch
ed in front of o. P. Greene's store, on Main
street. The animal was not hurt, but one of
the shafts of the buck board in which he was
harnessed wa broken A like accident han